Charity Filings Record

United Kingdom · Registered charity (England and Wales)

British Red Cross: financial filings

British Red Cross, registered as THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY, is on the register of charities kept by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, charity number 220949. The figures below are total gross income and total expenditure for the 5 most recent financial periods shown on the register's financial history page, as the register displays them (GBP, rounded to millions to two decimal places).1

IdentifierRegistered charity number 220949
RegulatorCharity Commission for England and Wales
Income, year to 31 December 2025GBP 293.5 million
ExpenditureGBP 304.7 million

Filings by year

2021: GBP 226.5 million2021: GBP 234.7 million20212022: GBP 439.0 million2022: GBP 366.7 million20222023: GBP 330.6 million2023: GBP 322.7 million20232024: GBP 287.1 million2024: GBP 310.3 million20242025: GBP 293.5 million2025: GBP 304.7 million2025
Total incomeTotal expenditure
Year endingFormIncomeExpenditure
31 December 20251Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 293.5 millionGBP 304.7 million
31 December 20241Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 287.1 millionGBP 310.3 million
31 December 20231Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 330.6 millionGBP 322.7 million
31 December 20221Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 439.0 millionGBP 366.7 million
31 December 20211Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 226.5 millionGBP 234.7 million

Rounded by the register to two decimal places of GBP millions or billions, so totals shown here are the register figures, for example £293.50m.

Where the money came from and went

Line31 December 202131 December 202231 December 202331 December 202431 December 2025
Income from government contractsGBP 37.2 millionGBP 37.3 millionGBP 32.2 millionGBP 32.0 millionGBP 31.1 million
Income from government grantsGBP 29.2 millionGBP 44.0 millionGBP 33.9 millionGBP 51.8 millionGBP 56.5 million
Income - Donations and legaciesGBP 111.7 millionGBP 286.8 millionGBP 188.8 millionGBP 133.3 millionGBP 133.0 million
Income - Other trading activitiesGBP 28.5 millionGBP 36.3 millionGBP 41.2 millionGBP 39.3 millionGBP 38.0 million
Income - Charitable activitiesGBP 83.9 millionGBP 109.6 millionGBP 91.9 millionGBP 108.8 millionGBP 114.6 million
Income - EndowmentsGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0
Income - InvestmentGBP 0GBP 1.1 millionGBP 4.6 millionGBP 4.7 millionGBP 3.8 million
Income - OtherGBP 2.4 millionGBP 5.2 millionGBP 4.1 millionGBP 1.0 millionGBP 4.1 million
Income - LegaciesGBP 33.8 millionGBP 37.0 millionGBP 41.2 millionGBP 44.2 millionGBP 39.5 million
Expenditure - Charitable activitiesGBP 183.5 millionGBP 300.1 millionGBP 245.5 millionGBP 238.0 millionGBP 228.1 million
Expenditure - Raising fundsGBP 51.2 millionGBP 66.6 millionGBP 77.2 millionGBP 72.3 millionGBP 76.6 million
Expenditure - GovernanceGBP 2.5 millionGBP 3.1 millionGBP 2.8 millionGBP 2.9 millionGBP 2.9 million
Expenditure - Investment managementGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0
Expenditure - OtherGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0

Figures are as reported in the filing for each year, in the currency of the filing. Totals are not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

  1. Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities, THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY, charity number 220949, financial history (28 October 2026)